It’s been a rough few days for governmental agencies, it seems. First it was the GSA breach, and now DOE. Bob Pavey reports: Federal authorities are investigating a security breach in which personal information from at least 12,000 Savannah River Site workers was compromised last month. “Initial indications are that this disclosure was not the…
Category: Breach Incidents
Xbox Entertainment Awards blighted by security breach
Ben Parfitt reports: Microsoft has this morning been hit by a security breach of its Xbox Entertainment Awards 2013 service. MCV was contacted by a reader with a link to a page that appeared to list all those who had voted and therefore been entered into the prize draw. The data included names, gamertags, emails…
Anonymous hacktivist launch OpVaticano, data leaked and sites defaced
We all know the recent news that the new pope has finally been appointed his official position, well this has sparked a newly launched operation dubbed [Opvaticano](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23opvaticano&src=typd) by anonymous hacktivist. The hacktivist have so far left many sites defaced and dumped one database from Italian based websites. The defacement has been carried out on four sites so far some…
Attacks ‘highlight need for data breach notification law’
Paul Smith reports: The Australian Bankers Association has defended the strength of IT security processes in place across Australia’s banking system following the revelation that Reserve Bank of Australia systems had been compromised by China-based hackers. However, security experts said the incident highlighted the need for Australian data breach notification laws to be tightened to force…
General Services Administration discloses vulnerability; starts notifying those potentially affected
When I first saw reference to this vulnerability report, I thought it was a non-U.S. situation. But then I realized it was our government. Oops! Posted on the GSA’s web site, yesterday: System for Award Management Security Vulnerability SAM SECURITY ISSUE March 2013 Recently, U.S. GSA officials identified a security vulnerability in the System for…
More problems for Subway: Feds charge two men in plot to sell hacked Subway gift cards worth $40,000
Cyrus Farivar reports that Subway, who had previous hacking problems, has had other problems: Two California men were charged in a case involving hacking point-of-sale (POS) computers at various Subway restaurants in a newly unsealed indictment on Friday in Boston. The two suspects are Shahin Abdollahi, aka “Sean Holdt,” and Jeffrey Thomas Wilkinson, both of…